Bottle carrier



Nov. 27, 1934. M. J. WEST BOTTLE CARRIER Filed Oct. 26, 1932 INVENTOR Mar/q JI- West- ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 27, 1934- PAT ENT oFFica 1m some CARRIER Merle J. West, San Francisco, Calii's'asslgnor to Robert DI. Lackey, Cohoes, N. Y.

Application October :6, 1932, Serial No. 639,569 '1 Claims. (01.215-100) This invention relates to. a bottle carrier, and more particularly for carrying bottles containing milk or the like.

Among the principal objects which the present invention has in view are: '-To provide a carrier constructed of a durable-material and adapted to snugly fit the neck of a bottle; to provide means in the carrier whereby the same may be easily carried when applied to a bottle; to provide a barrier which may conveniently be fitted to a bottle; to provide a carrier which when fitted to a bottle cannot be readily removed; to secure a'more positive fit to a bottle when carrying the bottle; to secure simplicity of construction, operation and at a cost to'manufacture; and to obtain other advantages and results as'may be brought out in the following description.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the carrier before "applied to a bottlej Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-'-2 of Figure 1 and showing the same applied to a bottle;

Figure 3 is an end view and showing the carrier in carrying condition with the bottle; and Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 3.

As seen in the drawing, the reference numeral 10 indicates a carrier to be used as the means for easily transporting a bottle of milk or the like. Said carrier is preferably constructed of heavy cardboard or other similar flexible material and is provided with a numberof crease lines across the same at a 'mid part thereof as indicated by dotted lines 11 of Figure 1. Said crease lines in practice permit bending the outer ends upwardly towardseach other. to meet when desired, particularly when the carrier has been properly adjusted to the neck of abottle' 12 as clearly shown in- Figure 3.

1 Midway and centrally of the carrier 10 is provided a socket or cut-out portion 13 of approxi-' mately elliptical shape such that at the ends of the long axis the edges meet at points of divergence 14, 14. Furthermore, the long axis of the cut-out portion orsocket is lengthwise with respect to the carrier and transverse to'the crease lines 11. Outside of the socket, the'material is creased as at 1 5, 15, approximately parallel to the edgesof the socket, these creases also meeting at points of divergence 16, 16 on the longer axis of the approximately elliptical conflgura tion thereof.-

From adjacent points, divergence of these "'featureso that a creases and the socket, the material is slit, as at 1'7, 17, for enabling the device to be applied readilyover bead 18.at the upper end of the milk bottle 12 or the like to be carried.

Connecting creases 19 between' the outer I creases 15, ,15 and the points, of divergence 14, 14

of the socket combine with said outer creases in the present showing to obtain an approximate circle. It is to be understood that the socket dimensions are such that transversely of the carrier the axial dimension is less than the diameter of the neck of the bottle to be carried, whereas in the direction longitudinally of the carrier the socket dimension substantially equals the diameter of the bottle neck.

in use, the carrier is forced downwardly over the neck of the bottle 12 under the head 18 thereof, and. in so doing, the carrier is distorted, the creases and slits enabling the portion of the materia-l or flanges 20 within the outside creases to bend upward. The edges of the socket 13 will accordingly grip the bottle neck and cannot turn downward because of the presence of the neck in the socket. Greater security for the bottle is obtained by bending the ends of the carrier 10 upwardlytoward each other abovethe bottle,

as indicated in Figure 3. This position of parts locks the flanges 20 in upwardly directed position.

The outer ends of the carrier may be provided with a suitable hand-hold, such for instance, as the openings 21, 21. The material-may be split part way around the intended openings 21, 21

. and bent outwardly for the remaining part so as to obtain a double thickness of material at that Dart. By having this folded part of the material 90 toward the outer ends of the carrier nearest the opening, the folded part provides a hand-engaging portion while the carrier is being-used to transport-a bottle; and accordingly will not cut.

Another advantage of the said hand-engaging portion may be that the carrier holding the bottle can be placed on a hook or the like and permitted to hang therefrom and awaygfrom'theiioor.

In view oi. the construction of flanges 2 1 prevented from being turned downward while on "thebottle, it will be observed that difllculty will be 'experienc'ed in removing the carrier-10 without destroying the'same, and this isa desirable.

dealer cannot use a carrier over 1. A carrier for bottles or the like comprising a'sheet of material adaptedto be bent at a middle part thereof, and having an openingat the f of said opening and thereby lock-the deflected marginal portions in bottle-engaging position so long as said carrier is transversely bent and permitting instant release of the bottle when said carrier is straightened.

2. A carrier forbottles' or the like comprising a sheet of material adapted to be bent at a. middle part thereof, and having an opening at the said middle part which opening has an irregular shape with a pair of radiating slits from the opening thereby enabling the carrier to be bent transversely of said slits with marginal portions about the opening deflected into engagement with the neck of a bottle when applied thereto, and said deflected portions being locked in deflected position by thebending of said carrier and released by straightening said carrier. i

3. A carrier for bottles or the like comprising a sheetlof material adapted to be bent at a middle part thereof, and having an opening at the said middle part which opening has an irregular shape with creases substantially surrounding said opening whereby marginal portionsab'out said opening will be deflected when the carrier is applied to a bottle, the said irregular shape of the opening enabling the carrier to be bent transversely with respect'to the larger dimension of said opening and thereby lock the deflected marginal portions in bottle-engaging position so long as said carrier is transversely bent and permitting instant release of the bottle when said carrier is straightened.

4..A carrier for bottles or the like comprising a sheet of material adapted to be bent at a defiected into engagement with the neck of a bottlewhen applied thereto, and said deflected portions'beinglocked in deflected position by the bending of said carrier and released by straightening said carrier.

5. A carrier for bottles or the like comprising a sheet of material adapted to be bent at a middle part thereof, and having an opening at the said middle part which opening has an irregular shape with a lesser dimension transverse of the carrier anda longer dimension longitudinally of the carrier, said carrier also having creases substantially surrounding said opening whereby marginal portions about said "opening will be deflected when the carrier is applied to a bottle,

the said irregular shape, of the opening enabling the carrier to be bent transversely with respect to the larger dimension of said opening and thereby lock the deflected marginal portions in bottle-engaging position so long as said carrier is transversely'bent and permitting instant release of the bottle when said carrier is straightened.

6. A carrier for bottles or the like comprising a sheet of material adapted to .be bent at a middle part thereof, and having an opening at the said middle part which opening has an irregular shape, said-opening having deflectable marginal portions for engagement with-the neck of a bottle when applied thereto, the said irregular shape of the opening enabling the carrier to 'be bent transversely with respect to the larger dimension permitting instant release of the bottle when said carrieris straightened, said carrier also having end openings for simultaneously carrying both ends of the carrier and retain the ends bent upwardly toward each other over the bottle both for carrying the carrier and bottle, and for looking the deflected marginal portions in bottle-engagingposition while the bottle is being carried.

7. A carrier for bottles or the like comprising a sheet of flexible material'having a substantially elliptical opening in the middle thereof and a plurality of crease lines adapted to bend said carrier upwardly midway thereof, said opening having a pair of slits diverging outwardly lengthwise of said opening and transverse of said crease lines, a second series of crease lines outside and substantially parallel to the edges of said opening, said crease lines meeting each other at the outer ends of the slits, and other crease lines converging from said second series of crease lines and intersecting each other at the points of intersection of the slots and opening for providing deflectable portions around said opening whereby an approximate circle is obtained and permit easily placing the said carrier over the'neck of the bottle and assume a shape approximately the same as that of the neck of said bottle.

MERLE J. WEST. 

